Jump to content
LaunchBox is Hiring! ×
LaunchBox Community Forums

Retro808

Moderators
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    7,081

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    27

 Content Type 

Posts posted by Retro808

    Disable BigBox Options

    in Noobs

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    @Damico16 In BigBox. Back out and go into options and then look for "Security". It will allow you to set a PIN to lock. The user will still be able to back out into the menu that allows them to use the filter views, but when locked it removes the "Options" item from the menu and the user cannot select it to mess up settings. 

    How to i make system video intro play when there are other videos in the folder?

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    Just to make sure you have this correct your videos should be as follows...

    Videos for individual games go in \Launchbox\Videos\[system name folder]    for example NES: \Launchbox\Videos\Nintendo Entertainment System

    Videos for each system (if you have your systems set up as platforms and not playlists) go in \Launchbox\Videos\Platforms 

    So in your platforms folder if you have at least one video named exactly as each system is named BigBox would play that video when you select the system. Such as Nintendo Wii.mp4, Sega Genesis.mp4, WonderSwan Color.mp4, and so on. 

     

    Retroarch or Emulators

    in Noobs

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    LOL, that was back breaking work back then when you had to move the TV to another room or clean under it. 

    RA actually is pretty easy to use now. I first tried to learn on a raspberry pi with the old UI and gave up. But on my pc with the new UI it has definitely been an easier process. 

    Retroarch or Emulators

    in Noobs

    Posted

    The saves states, and the ability to set configurations unique to each core as well as even unique to each game is what sold me on using RA for most of the systems I have. I do not use many shaders, overlays, or bezels but having those options is great when I do want to. The save states is the clear winner for me. 

    I hear what you say about scanlines. Grew up on that as well and I am not too nostalgic for it. 

    My Build

    in Collections and Builds

    Posted

    Man that takes me back to my dresser back in the 80's. That thing had so many decals on it. I think you just made retro gaming even more nostalgic! 

    Oh and that A-style sticker is classic! ????

    LB won't run mame games

    in Noobs

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    You can hit the details button on the top right of LB. It will open up a pane on the side of LB that displays metadata and the multiple images related to the rom.  ((unless that is only a premium feature - not sure on that part as I have premium))

    • Like 1

    LB won't run mame games

    in Noobs

    Posted

    If you choose a game and right click then edit the edit game screen in the bottom right side will show how many images are associated with that game. It will show something like 1/15 and you can click left/right to scroll through the images.

    Are all your games only showing 1/1? 

     

    LB won't run mame games

    in Noobs

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    My answers will probably be basic as I am still learning, but here goes...

    1. Does mame run the games fine without using launchbox? (the romset version has to match your version of mame). If so I would probably share snaps of an edit game detail (right click a game and choose edit). Show the launcher and emulation tabs. Then also go to edit emulator and share snaps of the emulator detail and associated platforms tabs. Maybe the experts can see if you have something missing or not linked correctly. 

    3. If you have videos already they can be placed in the correct system folder in the videos folder of your launchbox drive (\\LaunchBox\Videos\<system name>). Also in view menu make sure "auto-play video" is checked. I do not think it is defaulted to auto play. 

    4. Mame chd files go in a folder named for each rom and is placed in the main folder you have your roms.

    example: 

    /mame/roms/carnevil.zip 
    /mame/roms/carnevil/<carnevilchdfiles>

    5.. They can be on different drives as long as you are directing launchbox correctly. 

    Controller driving me crazy

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    I recommend using some the of tutorials. It really is easy, plus this forum is amazing at helping when you get in a spot. 

    Here is a specific video tutorial for SNES.

    Example: Using Retroarch to emulate SNES.

    First you have to download Retroarch and the needed core for SNES you want to use then in the input setting of Retroarch set up your controller and your hotkeys. Then in Launchbox/BigBox import you roms and set the default. You also will need to set any specific controller/keyboard commands in LaunchBox/BigBox you want for use in LB/BB. These are separate from what you set in the emulator. Now both should run as you set them up. 

    The retropie/retroarch/emulationstation is a bit different as most users are downloading an image where someone has already done the basic set-ups and all the user needs to do is connect a controller and set it up in Emulationstation. I know for me that's all I did. 

    Issue w/Separate view for Platform Category - BigBox

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    Now that we have platform categories in 7.9 I have set BB to default of platform category. I use vertical wheel style in my platforms, but since I only have 3 platform categories using the vertical wheel view looks ugly in platforms category since you see the same 3 icons repeated. I would like to be able to change this view. Currently if I do it also changes platforms to the same view. 

    Is there a setting I am missing? BB does have the option to "Remember Separate View for Each Platform". With the new features there does not seem to be an option to apply this so platform categories remembers a separate view from platforms. 

    Or am I missing it somewhere?

     

     

    Quite a few noob questions here

    in Noobs

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    -You can move Launchbox to any drive you want. It is portable.  EDIT: ninja'd by @massatomic

    -Did you test the games in Retroarch with it running outside of launchbox and does it work that way? 

    -DId you set your controller button mappings in snes9x? Each emulator needs to be set in its input options. Setting up button mappings in LaunchBox/BigBox is for the frontend only. As far as mame goes it you can set up an exit hook in mame directly. Run a game in mame and hit tab to bring up the options to set controls. Using the controller automation settings in Launchbox works as well. 

    -If your dreamcast roms work in reicast the why not use the reicast core in retroarch? Demul is better, it can be a pain to get working right. 

    -emumovies.com is working. Did you check your spam folder? On the emumovies forum there are some posts of registration issues due to specific email providers not allowing users to receive emails from emumovies account. I would email them directly. 

    -PSP can be run using ppsspp-libretro core in retroarch or using standalone ppspp emulator.Both work, the standalone is best.

    -Have you tried different roms in epsxe and do any of them work/not work? Not all PS rom work correctly.  

    I recommend properly setting up your emulators outside of Launchbox first and test. Then import your roms into Launchbox. 

    Switch Theme WIP

    in Big Box Custom Themes

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    @Grila The controller icon, can that be set differently for each platform? I have been wanting a way to show the user on a certain platform if they would use the arcade controller or a specific game controller. 

    Your ComixBox theme has been my favorite so far, but if the above is correct this may take its place. As others have mentioned countless times thanks for all the amazing contributions. 

    Launchbox just keeps getting better. 

    Box Covers

    in Troubleshooting

    Posted

    He just means it simply refreshes the stored cache that way if you downloaded any new images the cache will have the most recent data so Launchbox/BigBox can quickly access it. Refresh does not download any new metadata.  

    System requirements

    in Noobs

    Posted · Edited by Retro808

    Agree with @lordmonkus 

    One of my systems has similar specs only difference is running an AMD RX480 GPU. Pretty much on that machine what lordmonkus described is true for me as well with the AMD GPU.  

    For modern system emulation the biggest hurdle is how far developed the emulator is or rather is not. 

    I will add that Launchbox/BigBox runs smooth on that machine even with a lot of images and video playbacks the front end deals with. So performance of the front end is not much of an issue as your library grows. 

×
×
  • Create New...